Shoe-polishing cabinet.



- N0. 628,054. Patented July 4, I899.

A. R. WEYBLE.

SHOE POLISHING CABINET.

iApplication filed Mar. 22, 1899.;

(No Model.)

Mrwzssss: l/vz/z/vron.

"'5 2y-z/cLL ATra/PNEY To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES P T NT OFFICE.

ARTHUR R. WEYBLE, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JOHN S. MICHEL, OF SAME PLACE.

SHOE-POLISHING CABINET.

$PEC IFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 628,054, dated. July 4:, 1899. Application filed March 22, 1899, Serial No. 710,043- (NO model-D Be it known that I, ARTHUR R. W YBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Polishing Cabinets, of which the following is a specification,

reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,wl1ich form a part of this specification, similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the various figures.

The object of my invention is toprovide a cabinet to hold shoe blacking and brushes which will be neat in appearance and compact and which may be opened and closed, as occasion requires,when open to form a stand or rest for the foot and when closed to contain the foot-rest and blacking and occupy but little space, the closing operation to lock the drawer in which the blackin g is contained.

The invention consists of a box, having a hinged lid and containing a drawer for the blacking, a metallic foot-rest, consisting of two portions hinged together in the shape of a shoe-bottom, the heel and insole portion being secured to the top of two rigid feet or legs on inside of the cover and being hinged to the sole, the toe of the sole being provided underneath with an eye, through which a swinging U-shaped support passes, the ends of the U-shaped support being adapted to turn in pivot-plates secured to the inner side of the box and located opposite each other and just above the upper edge of the drawer, and a spring-loop secured to one of the outer sides of the box adapted to hold the necessary brushes. On the outside of the lid is secured pivotally to a hinged plate a bifureatedsupport having a cross-bar connecting the two legs of the fork, the said bar adapted to receive the locking-hook of a swinging lockingbar, the lower end of which is provided with a pivot and is held and turns in a securingclip forming a part of the p1ate,which is likewise secured to the top of the lid.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my cabinet when opened and the drawer partially drawn out. Fig. 2 is a side view of my cabinet, part sectional and portions broken away. Fig. 3 is an end View showing the fork or bifurcated legin connection with the locking-bar. Fig. 4 is a side view of my cabinet when closed up and the bifurcated leg or fork with the locking-bar out of engagement.

In the drawings, A represents the box portion of the cabinet; A, the lid; A the drawer; A the cavityin the drawer forming a receptacle for the blacking-box; B, the foot-rest, and B the heel portion thereof, the two por-- tions being secured together by the hinge B An eye 0 is secured underneath the toe portion of the foot-rest, through which passes the U-shaped spring-wire arm 0, the ends of the U-shaped wire arm being-supported and adapted to turn in pivot-plates G The heel and insole portion of the foot-rest are rigidly secured to supports or legs a and o,which are in turn securedby suitable means to the inside of the lid A. The lid is secured by hinges H to the rear upper portion of the box A.

To support the lid or covering A, I provide the fork or bifurcated support D,which is provided with the heel projections D and a bar D The bifurcated supportD is secured by pivot to the hinge-plate D which is in turn secured to the outer side of the cover A. A locking-bar E, provided at one end with a pivot E, is secured pivotally to a p1ate,which is providedwith a securing-clip F. The locking-bar E is provided at the other end with a locking-hook E which is adapted to engage the bar D of the bifurcated support D.

In Fig. 2 my cabinet is shown as partially opened, and the operation of opening the cabinet is therein illustrated. The brushes are retained in the spring-loop K,which is secured to the outer side of the box A.

To operate my cabinet, the fork or bifurcated support D is elevated to a perpendicular position, and the locking-bar E is raised until the locking-hook E engages the bar D of the fork. The lid'is then raised, as shown in Fig. 2, the bifurcated support Dsustaining may be drawn out. When the drawer is closed or pushed in and the lid of the box shut down, the U-shaped spring-arm O folds down, together with the toe of the foot-rest, and enters the drawer close to the front end thereof, thus locking the drawer, and the heel and insole portion fold down over-the sole portion of the foot-rest. The locking-bar E is then released from the bar D of the bifurcated support D and as is shown in Fig. 4.

With this description of my invention, what I claim is- 1. A shoe-polishin g cabinet, consisting of a box portion and a cover hinged thereto, in combination with a foot-rest secured to the inner side of the cover, the foot-rest consisting of portions hinged together and adapted to fold up and enter the box when the lid is closed and means for folding up the free end of the hinged foot-rest, substantially as set forth.

2. In a shoe-polishing cabinet, a foot-rest consisting of portions hinged together, one portion being rigidly secured to the inner side of cover of cabinet, another portion provided with an eye adapted to receive aswingingsupport, in combination with a U-shaped springarmlpassing'through said eye, the ends of said support being suitably secured to the inner sides of the cabinet and adapted to turn and permit the foot-rest 'to fold up inside of the cabinet when the lid is closed, substantially as set forth, shown and described.

3. Ina shoe-polishing cabinet, a support for the lid of the same when opened, consisting of a bifurcated support pivotally secured to theo'utside of cover and provided with heel projections adjacent to the pivotal portions and having a bar connecting 'the legs thereof, in coi'nbination with a locking-bar provided at one end with a locking-hook adapted to en gage the locking-bar of the bifurcated support, and provided at the other end with a pivot, and a securing-plate provided with a securing-clip to hold the pivot of the lockingbar and permit it to turn, substantially as shown and for the purposes specified.

4:. In a shoe-polishing cabinet, the box portion, the drawer, and hinged lid in combination with a foot-rest consisting of two portions hinged together, a U-shaped spring swinging support for the toe portion of foot-rest, the ends of said U-shaped swinging support being suitably secured, so as to turn, to the inner walls of the box portion, the heel and insole portion of the foot-rest being rigidly secured to the inside of the cover, and means for supporting the cover when opened, all

constructed substantially as shown and described.

5. In a shoe-polishing cabinet having a drawer located in the bottom thereof, and having a hinged cover, a foot-rest consisting of two portions hinged together, in combination with a swinging support for the toe portion of the foot-rest, the heel portion of the footrest being rigidly secured to the inside of cover, the foot-rest being adapted to fold up when cover is closed so as to lower the toe portion inside said drawer thereby locking same, and means for folding up the free end of the hinged foot-rest, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR R. VVEYBLE.

\Vitnesses:

FLORENCE M. WEs'rHovEN, JOHN F. KERR: 

